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The just man's prerogative. A sermon preached privately, Sept. 27. 1706. on a solemn…
The just man's prerogative. A sermon preached privately, Sept. 27. 1706. on a solemn occasion; for the consolation of a sorrowful family, mourning over the immature death, of a pious son, viz Mr. Simeon Stoddard, who was found barbarously murdered, in Chelsea-Fields near London, May 14. 1706. / By S. Willard. ; [Two lines from II Samuel]
printed by B. Green. Sold by Nicholas Boone, 1706
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The Just Man's Prerogative.
PROVERBS XII. 21. There shall no Evil happen to the Just.
THE Life which the Children of God are called to lead in this World, is a Life of Faith, and not of sense: for the supporting and strengthening of which Faith, he hath laid in great and exceeding precious Promises, which they are to feed upon: and if they do not make a comfortable living on them, it is their own fault. Those Promises have enough in them to fortify us with resolution to pursue the hardest Duties, and bear down all the Discouragements that thrust in our way to stop it up, and bring us to a stand; and to give us light and consolation in the darkest hours ⟨p. 2⟩of sinking distress. If we could so fix our Trust on God, and place our firm reliance on his power and veracity, we should be like Mount Zion that cannot be moved. And indeed there is so much of Paradox in these Promises, that sense is blundered at them, and carnal reason is run a ground at the contemplation of them, and Faith only can make true English of them.
THE Life which the Children of God are called to lead in this World, is a Life of Faith, and not of sense: for the supporting and strengthning of which Faith, he hath laid in great and exceeding precious Promises, which they are to feed upon: and if they do not make a comfortable living on them, it is their own fault. Those Promises have enough in them to fortify us with resolution to pursue the hardest Duties, and bear down all the Discouragements that thrust in our way to stop it up, and bring us to a stand; and to give us light and consolation in the darkest hours